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Joseph Blackburn attended a seminar on European Union taxation at New York University’s School of Law in March. He is the Palmer Professor of Taxation and teaches Accounting for Lawyers, Basic Federal Income Tax, Business Planning, Corporate Taxation and International Tax. John Carroll was a panelist on a national webinar sponsored by the Sedona Conference on developments in sanctions law Jan. 29. He spoke on “Basic Evidence: Making and Winning Objections” at a CLE program for criminal defense lawyers in Montgomery,Ala. Feb. 13. Carroll was inducted into the International Society of Barristers as an Academic Fellow at the society’s annual meeting March 10.The society honors lawyers chosen by their peers for excellence and integrity in advocacy. Alyssa DiRusso presented a poster,“The Intestacy Epidemic and the Marketing of Wills,” at the Association of American Law Schools conference in New York in January. The poster is based on her article, “Marketing Wills,” cowritten with Michael McCunney,M.B.A.The article will be printed in Elder Law Journal of the University of Illinois. DiRusso teaches Wills,Trusts and Estates, Estate and Gift Tax, Estate and Trust Administration, and Property. Robert Goodwin (right) coauthored McElroy’s Alabama Evidence with Charles Gamble. They also coauthored a new supplement to the book. Goodwin is working on the 6th edition of McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, which will be published later this year. He was named the J. Russell McElroy Professor of Law in the summer of 2007. He teaches Criminal Law, Evidence, Scientific Evidence and Trial Practice. Wendy Greene was selected as a panelist for “Guide to an LL.M.” at the National Black Law Students Association 40th Annual National Convention and Anniversary Celebration in Detroit, Mich., on March 26–30. She also was a panelist for the “New Developments in Critical Jurisprudence” workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools annual meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. She spoke on the practical applications of critical race theory in teaching and legal scholarship. She teaches Equitable Remedies, Race and the Law, and Employment Discrimination. David Langum was quoted extensively in an Associated Press story that appeared in more than 1,000 newspapers and other media outlets following the Eliot Spitzer scandal.The article drew on Langum’s expertise as author of Crossing Over the Line: Legislating Morality and the Mann Act.The book, published in 1994 by the University of Chicago Press, recently appeared in paperback from Chicago. His teaching and research interests include Evidence, Legal History and Property. Marcia McCormick presented “The Truth Is Out There: Refitting the EEOC for the 21st Century” at Stetson University College of Law Feb. 7 as part of its Faculty Speaker Series. She teaches Criminal Law, Employment Law, Federal Courts and Civil Rights. She has taught a seminar on rights movements in U.S. history, Property, Labor Law, Legal Research Writing and Analysis, and Appellate Advocacy. William Ross gave the keynote address at the first conference of the Council on Ethical Billing in Orlando, Fla., March 13. His teaching and research 22 interests include Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Constitutional History and Professional Responsibility. David Smolin coordinated a symposium on “The Baby Market:The Future of High-Tech and Low-Tech Markets in Children” through the Center for Biotechnology, Law and Ethics.The symposium featured experts on reproduction technology and adoption and was cosponsored by the Cumberland Black Law Students Association. Smolin’s teaching and research interests include Bioethics and Biotechnology, Intellectual Property, International Human Rights, Children’s Issues, Family and Juvenile Law, Constitutional law, Estates and Trusts, and Criminal Law. Joseph Snoe’s third edition of his book, Property: Examples & Explanations, is one of Aspen Publisher’s top sellers. His article,“ERISA Preemption:A Product Rule and the Neglected Workhorse,” is the lead piece in the recent Journal of Health & Biomedical Law. His teaching and research interests include Corporate Taxation, Federal Income Tax, Health-care Organization and Finance, Partnership Taxation and Property. Henry Strickland was invited to attend the George Mason University Law & Economics Center’s “Economic Analysis of Law Program for Judges” at Captiva Island, Fla., in November. His teaching and research interests include Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Procedure, Conflicts of Law, Constitutional Law and Equitable Remedies.
Howard Walthall presented “Choice of Business Entity” May 4 in a “Start Up in Two Weekends” program at Birmingham’s Innovation Depot, a business incubator facility. He addressed the University of Texas executive M.B.A. class on “Selection of Business Entity” March 29. His teaching and research interests include State Constitutional Law, State and Local Taxation, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy and Business Organizations. LaVone Warren spoke at the Association for Continuing Legal Education meeting in Henderson, Nev., Jan 26. Her topics were “Hey Dude: Managing Age Diversity in Today’s Workplace” and “Multi-Generational Training Issues from the In-House Bar, and Law School Perspectives.” Her teaching and research interests include Business Organizations and Securities Regulation. Faculty Profile: Denning Presents and Publishes Across the United States Brannon P. Denning Denning was named to the executive committee of the Constitutional Law Section, Association of American Law Schools, at its January meeting in New York. Below is a list of his recent presentations and publications. Presentations “Reconstructing the Dormant Commerce Clause Doctrine” at the University of Pennsylvania Constitutional Law Workshop Feb. 28, and at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.,April 24.The article will appear in the William & Mary Law Review this fall. “Dormant Commerce Clause Limits on Big Box and Formula Retail Store Regulation: An Update” at “Corporations and Their Communities” at the Case Western Reserve School of Law Feb. 24–25. “In Defense of a ‘Thin’ Second Amendment: Culture, the Constitution, and the Gun Control Debate” at “Firearms, Militias, and Safe Cities: Merging History, Constitutional Law, and Public Policy” Oct. 18–19 at the Albany Law School. “Morse v. Frederick and the Regulation of Student Cyberspeech” at a faculty workshop Oct. 10 at Willamette University School of Law and at the University of Tennessee College of Law July 11, 2007. Publications “In Defense of a ‘Thin’ Second Amendment: Culture, the Constitution, and the Gun Control Debate,” Albany Government Law Review (forthcoming 2008). 23 Deborah Young spent five months as a Fulbright Scholar in Xiamen, China. She is a professor and director of Advocacy Programs. She teaches Criminal Procedure, Evidence and Trial Advocacy. “Dormant Commerce Clause Limits on the Regulation of Big Boxes and Chain Stores:An Update,” 58 Case Western Res. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2008). “The Year of the Gun: Second Amendment Rights and the Supreme Court,” 86 Texas Law Review (2008). “Frederick v. Morse and the Regulation of Student Cyberspeech,” with Molly C. Taylor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly (forthcoming 2008). “Is the Dormant Commerce Clause Expendable? A Response to Edward Zelinsky,” 77 Mississippi Law Journal 623 (2007). “Gonzales v. Carhart: An Alternate Opinion,” 2006–2007 CATO Supreme Court Review 167 (solicited contribution).
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